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Key Dates

Fall 2023
Monday, September 18 – Sunday, November 5 Graduation confirmation and Intent for Fall Graduation forms open in YES
Friday, September 29 Department of Biostatistics 20th anniversary symposium and poster session
Tuesday, October 3 ENAR deadline – Distinguished Student Papers competition
Thursday, October 19 – Friday, October 20 Fall break
Friday, October 20 From R Markdown to Quarto” – ASA Traveling Course
Tuesday, October 17 ENAR deadline – contributed session proposals
Friday, October 27 Last day to withdraw with academic penalty
Wednesday, November 1 Registration for Spring courses opens
Friday, November 17 Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduation
Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24 Thanksgiving break
Monday, December 4 – Friday, January 19 Spring 2024 open enrollment
Thursday, December 7 Last day of classes
Thursday, December 7 JSM deadline – topic-contributed session proposals
Friday, December 8 – Saturday, December 16 Exams and reading period
Saturday, December 16 Graduation date for December graduates
Spring 2024
Monday, January 8 First day of classes
Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (classes do not meet)
Monday, January 15 – Sunday, February 25 Graduation confirmation and Intent for Spring Graduation forms open in YES
Friday, January 19 Spring 2024 open enrollment closes
Thursday, February 1 JSM deadline – contributed abstracts
Saturday, March 9 – Sunday, March 17 Spring break
Sunday, March 10 – Wednesday, March 13 ENAR 2024 (Baltimore)
Friday, March 22 Last day to withdraw with academic penalty
Friday, March 22 Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduation
Wednesday, April 3 Faculty lightning talks
Monday, April 22 Last day of classes
Tuesday, April 23 – Thursday, May 2 Exams and reading period
Monday, May 20 – Friday, May 24 Comprehensive examinations – MS/PhD Series 1
Tuesday, May 21 – Friday, May 31 Comprehensive examinations – PhD Series 2
Friday, June 14 Examination summary/results session
Summer 2024
Sunday, June 16 – Wednesday, June 19 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium (Nashville)
Saturday, August 3 – Thursday, August 8 JSM 2024 (Portland, OR)

Additional calendars that may of be interest

Vanderbilt Graduate School academic calendar

Metro Nashville Public Schools calendar

Edge for Scholars: Funding & Awards Bulletin Board